excuse

相關對話：

1. Excuse me, can I get past, please?
   勞駕，能讓我過去嗎？
2. Excuse me, but I must say you are completely wrong.
   對不起，但是我必須說你完全錯了。
3. His excuse for being late was that he had missed the train.
   他遲到的理由是沒有趕上火車。
4. Please excuse my bad handwriting.
   請原諒我的字寫得不好。

excuse

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:excused 過去分詞:excused 現在分詞:excusing 第三人稱單數:excuses 副詞:excusably 名詞:excusableness 形容詞:excusable 

詞意辨析：

cause, reason, excuse

這些名詞均有“原因”之意。
cause: 指直接導致事情發生的原因，與所發生的事有因果關係。
reason: 強調指從邏輯推理上得出的結論性原因，不是直接說明起因。
excuse: 指為自己辯解，希望得到諒解時所提出的種種理由，是藉口性的理由。

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英文解釋：

名詞 excuse:

1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
   同義詞：alibi, exculpation, self-justification
2. a note explaining an absence
3. a poor example
   同義詞：apology

動詞 excuse:

1. accept an excuse for
   同義詞：pardon
2. grant exemption or release to
   同義詞：relieve, let off, exempt
3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of
   同義詞：explain
4. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
   同義詞：apologize, apologise, justify, rationalize, rationalise
5. ask for permission to be released from an engagement
   同義詞：beg off
6. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
   同義詞：condone